Identification and Selection of Genetic Marker Donor lines for Incorporation of Disease Resistance in Cultivars of Cucumis melo L.

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 19:53-56 (article 19) 1996 Jaagrati Jain and T.A. More Division of Vegetable Crops, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India Introduction. Some of the major diseases of muskmelon (e.g., cucumber green mottle mosaicism, powdery mildew and Fusarium wilt) have been reported in Delhi and surrounding areas, thereby highlighting the need to […]

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Regeneration Response of a Few Genetic Marker Lines and Commercial Cultivars of Cucumis melo L.

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 18:48-49 (article 23) 1995 Jaagrati Jain and T.A. More Division of Vegetable Crops, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi – 110012, India Introduction: A few known marker lines (5) were obtained from Montfavet, France, in order to use the marker genes in somatic hybridization studies. These studies were initiated to investigate […]

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In Vitro Regeneration in Cucumis melo cv. Pusa Madhuras

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 15:62-64 (article 23) 1992 Jaagrati Jain and T.A. More Division of Vegetable Crops, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi – 110012, India Introduction. Most of the cultivated forms of Cucumis melo L., such as Pusa Madhuras, are highly susceptible to field conditions at young stage of vegetative growth. Field conditions, namely […]

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